Buy the items, unpackage, repackage with lots of bubblewrap and then send off as gifts with a item value of no more that $107, thus avoiding customs charges.
My bro has ordered many new items from the US that way and hasn't been stung by customs yet.
If you are worried about sending high value items and them getting lost and you not being to reclaim the full value off insurance, well that's a risk you gotta take.